Malaysia legislation
Section 34
Section 34
(a)
into the care, custody or control of any person—
(i)
in pursuance of an order of a Court of competent jurisdiction; or
(ii)
by any Protector, Assistant Protector or police officer acting under this Act;
(b)
as an inmate of a place of safety or of an orphanage, hospital, institution or centre—
(i)
maintained by the Federal Government or by any of the State Governments; or
(ii)
approved by the Minister;
(c)
as a boarder at an educational institution registered under any written law relating to education; and
(d)
who is regularly attending an educational institution registered under any written law relating to education into
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the custody of a friend or relative of his parent or guardian with the consent of his parent or guardian.
(2)
In this Chapter, “guardian” of a child means a person—
(a)
lawfully appointed by deed or will or by the order of a competent Court to be the guardian of the child; or
(b)
who has lawfully adopted the child.
Notification of taking a child into care, custody or control